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pallens Townes. Idaho, Utah, Oreg., Calif. 



Compsocryptiin pallens Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 

 (pt. 3): 293. cJ, 9. 

 purpuripennis (Cresson). Western Idaho, n. Utah, s. B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif. 



Cryptm purpuripemm Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 364. 9. 

 resolutus (Cresson). Southern Alta. s. to Colo., w. to Wash, and Calif. 



Cryptua resoliitus Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 363. 6. 

 Cryptus Edivardii Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 363. 9. 

 CompHOcryptuH resolutus subfasciatus Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. 

 Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 303. cJ, 9. Overlapped and intergraded with more than half of the 

 Calif, population Townes and Townes treated as the nominate subspecies. N. syn. 



texensis Townes. Kans., Okla., Tex.; Mexico. 



Cohipsocryptus texensis Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus., Bnl. 216 

 (pt. 3):283. d, 9. 

 tricinctus Townes. Ga.?, Calif. Townes studied a specimen labeled Dewitt, Ga. and Thought 

 that those data may be erroneous. 

 Conipsocnjptus tricinctus Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 

 (pt. 3):295. 6,9. 

 turbatus (Cresson). Western Idaho, n. Utah, Oreg., Calif. 



Cryptus turbatus Cresson, 1879 (1878). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 363. 9. 



unicolor Townes. Central Calif. 



Conipsocnjptus unicolor Townes, 1962. In Townes and Townes, U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 

 (pt. 3): 297. d, 9. 



SUBTRIBE HEMIGASTRINA 



It is may belief that the Old World genera Hemigaster, Litochila, and Mansa are unrelated to 

 the genera here placed in the Aptesini and are most likely related to some of the eleven genera 

 placed in the subtribe Baryceratina by Townes (1970) (compare Townes and Townes [1962]). 

 Townes (1970) said it is almost certain that the genera he has grouped in the Baryceratina are 

 not all related but are associated for convenience partly on convergent characters resulting from 

 the habit of attacking cocoons of Limacodidae. Only three of the genera of Hemigastrina occur 

 in the New World, and only two of these have North American species. 



Taxonomy: Townes and Townes, 1962. U. S. Natl. Mus. Bui. 216 (pt. 3): 12 (list of genera 

 placed in Baryceratina). -Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 12: 120-121, 

 205-215. 



Genus BARYCEROS Gravenhorst 



Baryceros Gravenhorst, 1829. Ichn. Europaea, v. 2, p. 777. 



Type-species: Baryceros guttatiis Gravenhorst. Monotypic. 

 Christolia Brulle, 1846. In Lepeletier, Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 246. 



Type-species: Christolia punctata Brulle. Monotypic. 

 Crypturopsis Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 45. 



Type-species: Crypturus texanus Ashmead. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Neochristolia Blanchard, 1936. Rev. Argentina de Ent. 1: 40. 



Type-species: Neochristolia eucleidis Blanchard. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



Most of the species of this large genus are Neotropic. 



audax (Cresson). Que. s. to Ala., w. to Wis. and Kans. In the tribal revision of Townes and 

 Townes (1962) part of the specimens from the northern end of the distribution were 

 distinguished as a separate subspecies. 



Mesostenns audax Cresson, 1878. Canad. Ent. 10: 207. 9. 



Mesostenus exoptus Cresson, 1878. Canad. Ent. 10: 208. 9. 



Mesostenus Saundersi Cresson, 1878. Canad. Ent. 10: 208. 9. N. syn. 



Mesostenus artnatus Provancher, 1886. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 76. 9. N. 

 syn. 



Mesostenus saundersii Dalla Torre, 1902. Cat. Hym., v. 3, p. 546. Emend. 



